Quills and Ink and time to think.

Welcome to Poetry & Prose! Here you will discover my collection of poems and short stories.

I like to couple my poems and writing with paintings, photographs, computer modified and generated images.

Note: I do not own any of the images that I use here and strive to give credit where it is due. Only the writing shown here is mine, by my own hand and from my own mind. I hope that you enjoy your visit here and come back often!

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Sing, and a crowd will draw near you;
scream, and none hear what you say.
The pleasing voice may attract attention,
but harsh ones drive men away.
Grattitude, and you are gifted;
gloat, and you rue the day.
A braggart soon finds not a friend enclines,
but kind men’s friends will stay.

Shout, and your words go unheard;
sigh, and the world hears all.
For none hear the cries of the canticleer,
but plug their ears to its morn call.
Boast, and they think you absurd;
brag, and they put up a wall.
The humble voice no man doth fear,
but men delight pride’s fall.